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Who Says All New Yorkers Are Arrogant Pricks?

3 Backyards: Secrets and Insides

Director Eric Mendelsohn on the suburbs, working for Woody Allen and his new film

Fighting City Hall: A "How-To" from L.A. cartoonist Donna Barstow

With Los Angeles City Council ready to approve a train wreck of a budget, and with their vote on May 26 to delay for months a bizarre plan to place "sign districts" potentially filled with pulsating digital billboards in more than 20 residential and business districts citywide, arm yourself by knowi ... More >>

Updated: Craigslist Declassified

Besieged by politicians and media, the founder of the popular online classifieds site finds an unlikely ally: a victim’s family

Handcuffs for Bushies

Out of the dark side, Jane Mayer's investigation into the Bush administration, a rogue's list for prosecution

Pat Kingsley

Flack like me

Too Cute for Their Own Good

Little children in the movies

Putting Out the Cigar

What’s the real reason for Janet Clayton’s departure from the L.A. Times? Jim O’Shea’s job offer? Or is former top editor John Carroll to blame?

The Theresa Duncan Tragedy

A writer–game designer and her boyfriend commit suicide, and a façade falls away

Covering the Bosses

Is the L.A. Times’ Jim Rainey on a tight leash or free to cover the paper’s purchase?

Roger and Me

Scott Foundas responds to Ebert’s critic-bait

Kellerwood

The New York Times’ new editor, Bill Keller, is more at ease talking about Shakespeare than pop culture. What does it mean for Hollywood?

Net Edibles

Chew on these fast facts and estimates